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OSHA Injury Report: Kuusakoski Recycling

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Kuusakoski Recycling in 13543 S. Route 30, Plainfield, IL 60544 resulted in days away from work. Employee was dock Supervisor in recyclable material collection services.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kuusakoski Recycling
Parent company
Kuusakoski Oy
Street
13543 S. Route 30
City
Plainfield
State
IL
ZIP
60544
On-site location
Warehouse

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
33

Before the incident

He was trying to lift a full gaylord that was on top of another gaylord using his arm strength

What happened

The gaylord was too heavy and he reinjured an old shoulder injury

Injury or illness

Shoulder strain injury

Object or substance involved

He was lifting something that was too heavy and should have asked for help

Summary line

Tried to lift a gaylord that was on top of another using his arm strength and reinjured an old shoulder injury

Employee and industry

Job description
Dock Supervisor
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
562111 — Recyclable material collection services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
40
Total hours worked
87594
Establishment ID
1095322
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26FEB24:20:17:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.